Meaning of Saliva | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard

səˈlaɪvə

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A clear, slightly alkaline liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands, consisting of water, mucin, protein, and enzymes. It moistens the mouth, lubricates ingested food, and begins the breakdown of starches.

countable, uncountable

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العربية اللعاب بزاق ريق لعاب

Azərbaycanca tüpürcək

Беларуская сліна

Български слюнка

বাংলা থুতু লালা

Bosanski pljuvačka slina пљувачка слина

Català saliva

Čeština slina

Cymraeg poer

Dansk spyt

Deutsch Rotze Speichel Spucke

Ελληνικά σάλιο σίελος

Esperanto salivo

Español saliva

Eesti sülg

فارسی بزاق

Suomi kuola räkä sylki

Français saliva salive

Gaeilge seile

Gàidhlig seile

Galego cuspe

עברית לח רוק

हिन्दी थूक राल लार लाला

Hrvatski pljuvačka slina пљувачка слина

Magyar nyál

Հայերեն թուք

Bahasa Indonesia air liur air ludah liur ludah

Íslenska munnvatn slef

Italiano saliva saliva saliva

日本語びろ唾唾液涎

ქართული ნერწყვი

Қазақша сілекей

ខ្មែរ ទឹកមាត់

한국어 침 타액

Kurdî lor

Latina saliva

Lingála nsoi

Lietuvių seilės

Latviešu siekalas

Te Reo Māori hūware

Македонски плунка

Монгол шүлс

Malti bżieq

မြန်မာဘာသာ လျှာရည် သွားရည်

Nederlands speeksel

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ رال ਰਾਲ

Polski ślina

Português saliva saliva

Română salivă

Русский слюна слюнка

Slovenčina slina

Slovenščina slina

Shqip pështymë

Српски pljuvačka slina пљувачка слина

Svenska saliv spott

Kiswahili mate

தமிழ் உமிழ்நீர் எச்சில்

తెలుగు లాలాజలం

ไทย น้ำบ่อน้อย น้ำลาย

Tagalog laway lura

Türkçe salya tükürük

Українська слина

اردو رال لار

Tiếng Việt dãi nước bọt nước dãi nước miếng

Wolof lor tëflit

CEFR level

Mastery
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